Keeping in view the acute gas shortage and low pressure for domestic consumers, Sui-Northern Gas pipeline (SNGPL) is all set to shut down gas supply to the industries of Faisalabad during the next few days.
Officials’ privy to the development said that SNGPL has written a letter to the unions of Faisalabad industries in which they have been informed about closure of gas supply to industries. Officials further said that industries are directed to adopt other means of fuel to run their business during the closure of gas. This decision has been taken after increasing complaints about low gas pressure to the domestic consumers. Officials said that due to non-availability of gas protests demonstrations were gaining momentum with every passing day and were creating certain law and order problems. Officials said that this decision has been taken to provide relief to the domestic consumers. On the other hand, experts believe that this decision would badly affect the production of the industries. Experts said gas load shedding is badly affecting the production of export items and textile industry is under sheer pressure.
